Shamans/Neo-Shamans by Robert J Wallis

Shamans/Neo-Shamans by Robert J Wallis

In popular culture, such diverse characters as occultist Aleister Crowley, Doors musician Jim Morrison, and performance artist Joseph Beuys have been called shamans. In anthropology, on the other hand, shamanism has associations with sorcery, witchcraft and healing, and archaeologists have suggested the meaning of prehistoric cave art lies with shamans and altered consciousness. Robert J. Wallis explores the interface between 'new' and prehistoric shamans. The book draws on interviews with a variety of practitioners, particularly contemporary pagans in Britain and north America. Wallis looks at historical and archaeological sources to explore contemporary pagan engagements with prehistoric sacred sites such as Stonehenge and Avebury, and discusses the controversial use by neo-Shamans of indigenous (particularly native American) shamanism.

'Wallis has some intersting and insightful things to say about the pagan movement today,' - The Cauldron

'Wallis's book is a well-documented addition to.. [accounts of contemporary spiritualities] ... demonstrating scholarly sensitivity to some complex issues, avoiding the pitfalls of both the overly rational approach as well as the defensive insider.' - Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol 19, No. 2, 2004

' ... Wallis' book does a wonderful job of systematically reviewing the complexity of issues and interests surrounding the topic.' - Journal for the Academic Study of Magic

Graham Harvey is lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University, UK. Robert J. Wallis is associate professor of Visual Culture and associate director of the MA in Art History at Richmond University (London), as well as an associate lecturer with the Open University.

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ISBN 13	9780415302036
ISBN 10	041530203X
Titel	Shamans/Neo-Shamans
Autor	Robert J Wallis
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2003-02-20
Seitenanzahl	326
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